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buy them most assuredly the dealers will not import 

 them. 



I hope all members of the Foreign Bird Club 

 will agree with me that Cordons, Lavenders, Fire 

 finches and Pintail Nonpareils are not fit subjects for 

 aviculture, and will do their very best to stop the 

 importation of them. 



{TanagridcB.') 

 By Mrs. E. Warren Vkrnon. 

 So much has alread\' been written on these lovely 

 birds, by all the best authorities that I feel I am 

 attempting something I had better leave alone, but the 

 parable of the mouse helping the lion gives me 

 courage to try, in the hope that some of my observa- 

 tions on such species as I have in my possession may 

 be of help to others. 



The Superb Tanager {Calliste fashcosa) 

 is without doubt the most gay, sprightly, and certainly 

 tamest of the lot. He lets me pick him up at any 

 time, and flies down to get flies or mealworms from 

 my hand. His manner of taking them is quite 

 peculiar — in fact no other bird takes food from my 

 hand in the same gentle lingering manner, as if he 

 wished to show what confidence he has in me. At 

 present I am obliged to keep all my birds indoors in 

 cages, as I am moving to a larger house, where I am 

 hoping to keep all my Tanagers out of doors. His 

 cage is not large, because he flies about the room all 

 day. He prefers orange to anything, but eats always 

 most of his banana: scft-food he cares very little for. 



